Stus-List Re: Replacing Cabin/Deck Balsa Core

Great pictures. I'm finishing a similar project. I too chose Balsa for core, because of it's superior bonding strength to resin. The grain of the wood literally wicks up the resin so the bond becomes ten times stronger than foam board. I took extra steps to seal the core and reinforced the

Stus-List Re: Replacing Cabin/Deck Balsa Core

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Stus-List Re: Replacing Cabin/Deck Balsa Core

To: Stus-List Cc: Nathan Post Sent: Thu, Aug 26, 2021 10:24 am Subject: Stus-List Re: Replacing Cabin/Deck Balsa Core I didn't keep track of hours.  The deck repair was a weeks or two of evenings and weekends. Then another two weeks of sanding, prepping and painting and more time for replacing

Stus-List Re: Replacing Cabin/Deck Balsa Core

t; Bill Coleman > > Entrada, Erie, PA > > > > > > > > *From:* Nathan Post via CnC-List [mailto:cnc-list@cnc-list.com] > *Sent:* Thursday, August 26, 2021 8:27 AM > *To:* Stus-List > *Cc:* Andy Frame; Nathan Post > *Subject:* Stus-List Re: Replacing Cabin/D

Stus-List Re: Replacing Cabin/Deck Balsa Core

Subject: Stus-List Re: Replacing Cabin/Deck Balsa Core Agreed with others on not using expanding foam for this. I personally used balsa wood to replace the rotted core as it has the best strength to weight ratio and is pretty easy to work with. There are structural foams that can be used

Stus-List Re: Replacing Cabin/Deck Balsa Core

Agreed with others on not using expanding foam for this. I personally used balsa wood to replace the rotted core as it has the best strength to weight ratio and is pretty easy to work with. There are structural foams that can be used but most do not have quite as good mechanical properties as

Stus-List Re: Replacing Cabin/Deck Balsa Core

That pretty much settles this discussion! Thanks to everyone for their thoughts. On 8/25/2021 2:26 PM, Della Barba, Joe via CnC-List wrote: > Expanding foam has no structural strength at all and is easily > compromised by water. I would not even think of it for this use. > > Joe > > Coquina > >

Stus-List Re: Replacing Cabin/Deck Balsa Core

Here's a link to a deck peel project I did years ago. You might find some of the techniques helpful. https://docs.google.com/document/d/1efLqnnjSpgx6hWam4uYFVvHj1_tGlpLN/edit?usp=sharing=113407513622865824748=true=true -- Dennis C. Touche' 35-1 #83 Mandeville, LA On Wed, Aug 25, 2021 at 11:19

Stus-List Re: Replacing Cabin/Deck Balsa Core

And that putty works good with new balsa core On Wed, Aug 25, 2021 at 2:28 PM dwight veinot wrote: > Maybe consider a polyester resin putty, glass beads or silica fibre mixed > with the resin to make a mixture that has slow or no flow. > > On Wed, Aug 25, 2021 at 1:19 PM SV Mary Me via CnC-List

Stus-List Re: Replacing Cabin/Deck Balsa Core

Maybe consider a polyester resin putty, glass beads or silica fibre mixed with the resin to make a mixture that has slow or no flow. On Wed, Aug 25, 2021 at 1:19 PM SV Mary Me via CnC-List < cnc-list@cnc-list.com> wrote: > I've got some soft spots returning on the deck at the base of the mast, >

Stus-List Re: Replacing Cabin/Deck Balsa Core

Re: expanding foam Back in the 70’s, prepping a C 39’s ice box for the Transpac race to Hawaii, we poured too much expanding foam into the space around the box. As the overfill expanded it distorted the galley counter and bulkhead. We ended up cutting out the foam and starting over with much

Stus-List Re: Replacing Cabin/Deck Balsa Core

I would take a good look at Injectadeck — https://injectadeck.com I have not had a need to use it myself, but I know of others who have and swear by it. All the best, Edd Edd M. Schillay Captain of the Starship Enterprise C 37+ | Sail No: NCC-1701-B (for sale -